Media monitoring reports

RTRS at 12.00 - The representatives of SDS and PDP have today confirmed that they would take part at the Neum meeting called for by Dragan Covic. Nevenka Trfkovic, PDP Secretary General, has stated that there is a possibility of seeing PDP official re-assume their duties at BiH CoM. She has also noted that PDP officials would leave Neum meeting if [...]

SRNA – Director of the BiH State Agency for Investigations and Protection (SIPA), Sredoje Novic, has said in a RTRS programme “Oci u oci” Friday evening that radical police reforms are needed in Bosnia and Herzegovina and that the European Union will never accept BiH with its current police force. Novic said that the RS would "regret it if it does [...]

Dnevni List pg 5, mentioned on cover ‘Ministers forgot about Law on Excises’ by D. Polovina-Mandic carries that the BiH House of Representatives did not discuss on its session held on Friday a special report of BiH ombudsmen with regard to complaints of political parties and ombudsmen over the BiH Council of Ministers non-cooperation since the BiH [...]

BH Radio 1 at 12:00 by Mustafa Karahmet – The BiH House of Representatives has commenced the session this morning, and delegates are expected to voice on the request of the Council of Minister to discuss the draft law on the BiH public broadcasting system in shortened procedure. Despite the fact that it is not included in the agenda, the representa [...]

BH Radio 1 at 12:00 by Radmila Grubisa – The new RS Government took over the mandate at the ceremony held today in Banja Luka. Ceremony was attended also by the former RS Prime Minister, Dragan Mikerevic, who congratulated the appointment of the new Government and expressed the satisfaction with the work carried out during his term. New RS Prime Mi [...]

RHB at 12:00 - Asked whether it is possible to reach consensus of all BiH peoples with regard to constitutional changes Chairman of the BiH HoP Velimir Jukic stated that it would happen, however, it would not happen very soon, since some people believe that the Constitution should not be changed.

BH Radio 1 -At the session of the RS National Assembly in Banja Luka, delegates currently discuss the new RS Government. Presenting the work of the Government, PM-designate, Pero Bukejlovic, has said that the priorities of its work will be the economic development and meeting international obligations, meaning creating conditions for more intensive [...]

BH Radio 1 at 12.00 - PDP will support the election of the new RS Government, but will not take part in it. According to PDP press release issued today, bearing in mind challenges ahead of RS, RS deserves a programme and personnel concept better than the offered one, owing to which reason PDP would not take part in the new Government composition.

Vecernji List, pg 3 ‘European BiH’, by Dejan Jazvic – Croat National Council (HNV), an NGO that gathers Croat intellectuals and public workers from different political parties, as well as non-partisan people, held a 4th congress at Sarajevo on Saturday, under motto ‘Change of Dayton into European BiH’. According to the HNV President, friar Luka Mar [...]

FTV - The High Representative for BiH, Paddy Ashdown, announced first set of steps in relation to strengthening of BiH Constitutional Court jurisdiction. This was reaction to announcements on changes and amendments to the law on Constitutional Court that supposed to be discussed by the representatives in BiH Parliament and which foresees withdrawal [...]